State Head - State Wide Programmes & Grants - NGO

Job Purpose:

- The State Head will have the overall responsibility of identifying partnerships and opportunities with the government, donors and not-for-profits for replicating our programmes in the States of India.

- State Head leads the development of the programme portfolio, building Transform's profile at the regional and State(s) level, for high-quality programme implementation and advocating on issues related to education.

1. Partnerships for Programme & Network Development -

2. Programme Implementation, technology integration, financial management and quality

3. Programme Monitoring, Quality Assurance and Reporting

4. Key Relationships

Essential Requirements:

1. A Masters in Education, Management, International Development or Social Sciences.

2. A minimum of 5 years' experience in managing State wide programmes and grants in primary, secondary or higher education or any other human capability building sector in partnership with the government.

3. Demonstrated technical knowledge of the following areas in the context of education: education management, in-service and pre-service training, pedagogy, accelerated learning programmes, student learning assessments and improvements in the quality of teaching and learning.

4. Experience in developing education resources/research papers including implementation, training, teaching and learning resources.

5. Experience of leading or being crucial part of technology based scaling/adoption projects across any human capability building domain.

6. Demonstrated ability to successfully work with a range of stakeholders, including government agencies, community leaders, donors and NGOs on issued-based advocacy initiatives.

7. Experience of managing government partnerships

8. Technical expertise in STEM or Languages

9. Exceptional project management, training, writing, public speaking, data analysis skills

10. Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office and rendering tools

11. Strong management and leadership qualities, including the ability to innovate.

12. Excellent organisational and planning skills, ability to work in a fast-paced work environment and meet deadlines consistently.

13. The job may require up to 30% of travel to the focus blocks and districts.